Ezekiel 41:10
New International Version
and the priests’ rooms was twenty cubits wide all around the temple.

New Living Translation
and the row of rooms along the outer wall of the inner courtyard. This open area was 35 feet wide, and it went all the way around the Temple.

English Standard Version
other chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side.

Berean Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple.

King James Bible
And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

New King James Version
And between it and the wall chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side.

New American Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits in width around the temple on every side.

NASB 1995
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits in width all around the temple on every side.

NASB 1977
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits in width all around the temple on every side.

Legacy Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits in width all around the house on every side.

Amplified Bible
and the outer chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side.

Christian Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was 35 feet wide all around the temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was 35 feet wide all around the temple.

American Standard Version
And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

Contemporary English Version
and the nearest buildings ten meters away.

English Revised Version
And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and the priests' rooms. It was 35 feet wide and went all around the temple.

International Standard Version
and its outer chambers 20 cubits in width, surrounding the Temple on each side.

Majority Standard Bible
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple.

NET Bible
and the chambers of the court was 35 feet in width all around the temple on every side.

New Heart English Bible
Between the rooms was a breadth of thirty-four feet five inches around the house on every side.

Webster's Bible Translation
And between the chambers was the width of twenty cubits around the house on every side.

World English Bible
Between the rooms was a width of twenty cubits around the house on every side.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and between the chambers—[is] a breadth of twenty cubits around the house, all around.

Young's Literal Translation
And between the chambers is a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house, all round about.

Smith's Literal Translation
And between the cells, the breadth, twenty cubits round about to the house, round about, round about:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And between the chambers was the breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And between the storerooms, there was the width of twenty cubits, all around the house on every side.

New American Bible
and the other chambers that measured twenty cubits around the temple on all sides.

New Revised Standard Version
and the chambers of the court was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And between the rooms was the breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the width between the chambers which encircled the house was twenty cubits
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and between the chambers, were a width of twenty cubits, the circumference of the house.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Outside the Temple
9The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple 10 and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. 11The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.…

Cross References
1 Kings 6:5-6
Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

1 Kings 6:16
He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:10
He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

1 Kings 6:29
Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:5
He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:8
Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.

2 Chronicles 3:11
The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.

2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.

Revelation 21:16
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

Revelation 21:17
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Revelation 21:12-14
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:18
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:22
But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Hebrews 9:1-5
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...


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Ezekiel 41
1. The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple














and the outer chambers
The phrase "outer chambers" refers to the rooms or spaces that surrounded the main temple structure. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "לִשְׁכָּה" (lishkah), which can mean a chamber or a room. These chambers were likely used for various purposes, including storage and possibly for the priests' use. Historically, the presence of such chambers indicates the practical needs of temple operations, reflecting the organized and sacred nature of worship in ancient Israel.

was twenty cubits wide
The measurement of "twenty cubits wide" is significant in understanding the scale and grandeur of the temple complex. A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, twenty cubits would be about 30 feet or 9 meters. This width suggests a substantial space, emphasizing the importance and majesty of the temple. The use of precise measurements in the biblical text underscores the orderliness and divine inspiration behind the temple's design, as God is a God of order and precision.

all around the temple
The phrase "all around the temple" indicates that these chambers encircled the temple structure. This encircling design can symbolize protection and completeness, suggesting that the temple was not only a place of worship but also a fortified and sacred space. Theologically, this can be seen as a metaphor for God's encompassing presence and protection over His people, as the temple was the dwelling place of God's glory.

on every side
The phrase "on every side" reinforces the idea of totality and completeness. It suggests that the temple was central and that everything else was arranged around it, highlighting the centrality of worship and God's presence in the life of Israel. This can inspire believers today to consider the central place that worship and God's presence should have in their own lives, ensuring that every aspect of life is oriented around and influenced by their relationship with God.

(10) Between the chambers.--There was a space of twenty cubits (I) between the foundation on which the chambers and the Temple stood and the wall of the court on all three sides on which the chambers extended.

Verse 10. - Ewald and Smend, following the LXX., combine vers.; 9 and 10 thus: "And that which was left between the side chambers of the house and the cells (along the inner court wall) was twenty cubits round about the house on every side." Interpreters who reject this combination of the verses explain ver. 10 as a statement of the distance between the outside wall of the side chambers and the cells of the inner court. Between the two lay the wideness of twenty cubits; i.e. a free space of such breadth on the north, south, and west sides of the house.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and the outer chambers
הַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹת (hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell

[was] twenty
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

cubits
אַמָּ֛ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

wide
רֹ֣חַב (rō·ḥaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

all around
סָבִ֥יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

the temple.
לַבַּ֖יִת (lab·ba·yiṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house


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